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"A different kind of knowing": speculations on understanding in light of the Philosophy of Information
- Author(s):
- David Bawden (see profile) , Lyn Robinson (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- CityLIS, Library & Information Science
- Subject(s):
- Information science, Library science, Philosophy
- Item Type:
- Conference paper
- Conf. Title:
- CoLIS9; 9th Conceptions of Library and Information Science Conference
- Conf. Loc.:
- Uppsala
- Conf. Date:
- 28 June 2016
- Tag(s):
- philosophy of information, understanding, Epistemology, Library and information science
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M65046
- Abstract:
- This short and speculative paper considers some philosophical approaches to understanding, particularly those related to Luciano Floridi's Philosophy of Information, and based on the general idea that understanding is a special kind of knowledge. It is a slightly extended and updated version of the paper presented at CoLIS9.
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 years ago
- License:
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"A different kind of knowing": speculations on understanding in light of the Philosophy of Information